The home run mystique --
Our national metaphor --
Baseball's Ante Diem --
Ruth: the quantum leap --
The missiles of Mudville --
The home run that changed America --
The immaculate deception --
The game of infamy --
Manipulating history --
The missiles of Camelot --
The rise and fall of Roger Maris --
Stealing history --
The dead ball malaise --
Sosa-McGwire: the summer that roared --
New York, New York --
The scarlet number --
Men, Mudville, and DiMaggio.

Responsabilidad:

Eldon L. Ham.

Resumen:

Revisits the fantastic era of Babe Ruth through the home run seasons of Barry Bonds. Why are Americans obsessed with the home run in sports, business, and even life? What made the steroid era inevitable? Revisiting the great home run seasons of Babe Ruth through that of Barry Bonds, All the Babes Men answers these and other provocative questionsLeer más

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"As a historian and law professor, Eldon Ham is uniquely positioned to show us why the home run has always meant something beyond the box score--and why it always will. "All the Babe's Men" will prove both entertaining and informative for baseball fans, sports professionals, and history buffs alike."--Stephen Veltman, player representative and general counsel, SFX Baseball GroupLeer más